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Hawking
This is the intimate and revealing story of Stephen Hawking's life. Told for the first time in Hawking's own words and with access to his home and public life, this is a personal journey through Hawking's world. The audience joins him at home, under the care of his nursing team; in Silicon Valley as he meets a team of technicians who hope to speed up his communication system; and as he throws a party for family and friends.G

NOVA"Ghosts of Murdered Kings"
NOVA follows archaeologists and forensic experts in Ireland's County Tipperary in their methodical hunt for clues to the identity and the circumstances of various violent deaths of bog body victims. A new theory emerges that they are those of ritually murdered kings.G

7:00 pm

Design Squad"Got Game?"
Challenged to come up with a way to cover all the angles of a basketball game via remote-controlled cameras, the teams dive into action and compete to prove who has got (the whole) game.G

7:30 pm

Everyday Edisons"Hey, Good Lookin', Whatcha Got Cookin'?"
Outdoor cooking has been a part of the American heritage since the country was founded, but with Al Contarino's new concept in grilling, it has taken on a whole new look. The Continous Convection Grill, as he calls it, works on the premise that heat escapes from your grill every time you peek into it. The inventor has built a prototype that proposes a way to watch what's coming on the grill without lifting the lid; to monitor burgers, steaks or chicken without hovering over a hot flame. D

8:00 pm

Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers"Hot Times In Alaska"
The landscape is changing as Alaska warms permafrost thaws, glaciers melt, forests succumb to drought and insect attack. Alda joins scientists in the field who are working to determine if these are signs of global warming and what the future may hold.G

9:00 pm

Hawking
This is the intimate and revealing story of Stephen Hawking's life. Told for the first time in Hawking's own words and with access to his home and public life, this is a personal journey through Hawking's world. The audience joins him at home, under the care of his nursing team; in Silicon Valley as he meets a team of technicians who hope to speed up his communication system; and as he throws a party for family and friends.G

10:00 pm

NOVA"Ghosts of Murdered Kings"
NOVA follows archaeologists and forensic experts in Ireland's County Tipperary in their methodical hunt for clues to the identity and the circumstances of various violent deaths of bog body victims. A new theory emerges that they are those of ritually murdered kings.G

11:00 pm

Design Squad"Got Game?"
Challenged to come up with a way to cover all the angles of a basketball game via remote-controlled cameras, the teams dive into action and compete to prove who has got (the whole) game.G

11:30 pm

Everyday Edisons"Hey, Good Lookin', Whatcha Got Cookin'?"
Outdoor cooking has been a part of the American heritage since the country was founded, but with Al Contarino's new concept in grilling, it has taken on a whole new look. The Continous Convection Grill, as he calls it, works on the premise that heat escapes from your grill every time you peek into it. The inventor has built a prototype that proposes a way to watch what's coming on the grill without lifting the lid; to monitor burgers, steaks or chicken without hovering over a hot flame. D